Knight v. State

Appellant, John David Knight, was in the custody of the Sheriff of Jefferson County, Alabama, by virtue of an arrest under a Governor’s rendition warrant issued by the Governor of Alabama at the written request of the Governor of the State of North Carolina.

Appellant filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County against A. Melvin Bailey, Sheriff of Jefferson County. A writ of habeas corpus was issued. The Sheriff duly made an answer and a return stating that the petitioner is an escapee from the State of North Carolina of an offense authorizing…